Dragon Ball FighterZ has an autocombo system similar to the one found in [[Persona 4: Arena]]. By repeatedly pressing 5L, your character will automatically perform a full sequence of attacks.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ has an autocombo system similar to the one found in [[Persona 4: Arena]]. By holding 4 during a Super Combo, you can prevent yourself from continuing the Super Combo. In the case of the L Super Combo, performing 5L > 4L will result in 5L > 5L on the ground and j.L > j.L in the air.

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5L > 5L > 5L consists of 5L followed by two unique normals (5LL and 5LLL) that function like a medium and heavy normal, respectively. 5LLL causes a launching Smash! on hit (or a wall bounce Smash! in the case of Yamcha and Hit). 5LL and 5LLL will come out even on whiff. Pressing 5L again after 5LLL on hit will automatically perform a Super Dash.

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;L Super Combo

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By repeatedly pressing 5L, your character will automatically perform a full sequence of attacks.

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j.L > j.L > j.L will result in a basic j.L > j.M > j.H air combo, but the second j.L will automatically reposition you up and forward to make it easier to connect with the full Super Combo. This is unlike performing j.L > j.M manually, and is useful for repositioning yourself mid-combo. There are instances where a manual j.M may be preferred, so keep this in mind.

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5L > 5L > 5L consists of 5L followed by two unique normals (5LL and 5LLL) that function like a medium and heavy normal, respectively. 5LLL causes a launching Smash! on hit (or a wall bounce Smash! in the case of Yamcha, Hit and regular Goku). 5LL and 5LLL will come out even on whiff. Pressing 5L again after 5LLL on hit will automatically perform a Super Dash.

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j.L > j.L > j.L will result in a basic j.L > j.M > j.H air combo, but the second j.L will automatically reposition you up and/or forward if necessary to make it easier to connect with the full Super Combo. This is unlike performing j.L > j.M manually, and is useful for repositioning yourself mid-combo. There are instances where a manual j.M may be preferred, so keep this in mind.

If you successfully land the last hit of the grounded Super Combo and continue into the automatic Super Dash and the aerial Super Combo, the final j.L will cause Dynamic! property on hit instead of the usual Smash! property, granting you a Dragon Ball. More information on this is described in the [[DBFZ/Gauges#Dragon Balls|Dragon Balls]] section.

If you successfully land the last hit of the grounded Super Combo and continue into the automatic Super Dash and the aerial Super Combo, the final j.L will cause Dynamic! property on hit instead of the usual Smash! property, granting you a Dragon Ball. More information on this is described in the [[DBFZ/Gauges#Dragon Balls|Dragon Balls]] section.

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By doing 4L instead of 5L, you can prevent yourself from performing the Super Combo and will instead do 5L > 5L or j.L > j.L.

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;M Super Combo

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5M has its own Super Combo by repeatedly pressing 5M, resulting in the following sequence:

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:5M > 2M > Special Move > Super Attack

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Specials performed through 5MMM will sometimes have different properties than their manual counterpart. Usually this will take the form of a wall bounce in the corner, but this is not always the case. Piccolo's 6S > L Demon Elbow and Broly's Eraser Blow > Eraser Cannon combo during the M Super Combo, but not as standard. Specials that already cause wall bounce will have increased wall bounce.

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Similarly, 5M has its own Super Combo by repeatedly pressing 5M, resulting in the following sequence:

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Note: There are some minor exceptions to the standard M Super Combo sequence. Piccolo's M Super Combo performs an additional 6S after 2M to facilitate the L Demon Elbow, and Hit's M Super Combo does 5H instead of 2M, as his 5M does not combo into his 2M.

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:5M > 2M > special > super

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Note: Hit's M Super Combo does 5H instead of 2M, as his 5M does not combo into his 2M.

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Meanwhile 5H and 2H will both automatically cancel into Super Dash by pressing H again.

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;H Super Combo

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5H and 2H will both automatically cancel into Super Dash by pressing 5H again.

===Z Combo===

===Z Combo===

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Like other Arc System Works titles, Dragon Ball FighterZ has a system for canceling normal attacks to each other. The standard progression is L > M > H > S for both standing, crouching and airborne normals, and you can freely cancel between standing and crouching normals, with some exceptions.

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Like other Arc System Works titles, Dragon Ball FighterZ has a system for canceling normal attacks to each other. The standard progression is L > M > H > S for both standing, crouching and airborne normals, and you can freely cancel between standing and crouching normals with some exceptions.

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Exceptions include:

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General rules include:

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*5L can only be performed twice per Z Combo, at which point you can no longer perform 2L

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*5L can be performed twice per Z Combo, at which point you can no longer perform 2L

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*2L can only be performed twice per Z Combo, at which point you can no longer perform 5L

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*2L can be performed twice per Z Combo, at which point you can no longer perform 5L

*6M cannot be canceled into any other normals

*6M cannot be canceled into any other normals

*2H cannot cancel into S normals

*2H cannot cancel into S normals

*Grounded S normals, if attacks, can cancel into grounded H normals

*Grounded S normals, if attacks, can cancel into grounded H normals

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*j.L can be performed twice per Z Combo

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*j.M can cancel into j.L once per Z Combo

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There are exceptions to these as well, but this is a good general rule when starting out.

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There are some exceptions to the above throughout the cast, but these are still good general rules to take into account when starting out.

===Common Traits===

===Common Traits===

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:2M is a low hitting attack that knocks down. The floaty nature of the knockdown makes it easy to combo into an air hit 5M, 5H or 2H.

:2M is a low hitting attack that knocks down. The floaty nature of the knockdown makes it easy to combo into an air hit 5M, 5H or 2H.

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;Wall Bounce 5H

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;Anti-Air 2H

:Everyone has an anti-air attack in 2H. This attack has invulnerability to airborne strikes. If you haven't used an attack with Smash! property yet, you can cancel 2H into Super Dash and extend your combo.

:Everyone has an anti-air attack in 2H. This attack has invulnerability to airborne strikes. If you haven't used an attack with Smash! property yet, you can cancel 2H into Super Dash and extend your combo.

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[[File:DBFZ_DragonRush.png|thumb|Useful to stop blocking opponents]]

[[File:DBFZ_DragonRush.png|thumb|Useful to stop blocking opponents]]

Press L+M to perform a Dragon Rush. Dragon Rush is a short-range unblockable attack that has some restrictions in place:

Press L+M to perform a Dragon Rush. Dragon Rush is a short-range unblockable attack that has some restrictions in place:

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*Ground Dragon Rush cannot hit airborne opponents or opponents who are in jump startup. For example, if you perform a a ground recovery and hold up, you will be completely invulnerable to ground Dragon Rush throughout.

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*Can only connect once per combo, like most command grabs.

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*Air Dragon Rush cannot hit grounded opponents

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*Ground Dragon Rush cannot hit airborne opponents outside of hitstun or opponents who are in jump startup. For example, if you perform a a ground recovery and hold up, you will be completely invulnerable to ground Dragon Rush throughout.

*Neither Dragon Rush can hit an opponent in blockstun+X frames after blockstun.

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It is possible to combo into either version, however, doing so prevents you from performing the standard launcher and the opponent will be knocked down instead. Dragon Rush can only connect once per combo.

* Holding any button during the animation will increase the damage up to 120*8, X.

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===As a combo starter===

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* Last hit does 800 damage, and automatically does a followup Super Dash.

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* Both ground and air versions are [[DBFZ/Attack Attributes#Hit Effects|Smash type A1*.]]

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* '''Will not kill''' and always leaves the opponent at 1 HP. Needs to be followed up with another attack manually after the cinematic.

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* Last hit does 500 damage, can be canceled into specials or supers.

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* Consumes both A and B Smash, ''and'' Vanish' Smash.

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* Grounded version knocks the opponent away into a soft knockdown.

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* Aerial version always causes a sliding knockdown.

[[File:DBFZ_DragonRushSnapback.png|thumb|Get out of here! Target specific characters on the opponent's team!]]

[[File:DBFZ_DragonRushSnapback.png|thumb|Get out of here! Target specific characters on the opponent's team!]]

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After hitting with a Dragon Rush, press A1 or A2 to force the opponent to switch characters! This is a very powerful tool to force a low life character to enter the ring and stop an opponent's character from regaining health. Opponents who enter this way are also susceptible to incoming mixups since they are forced to jump into the stage.

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===Snap back===

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* Regardless of version, pressing A1/A2 will ''cancel'' Dragon Rush and change the last hit to 1000 damage. It's best doing this as late as possible for maximum damage.

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* If the opponent has teammates, doing this will force the point character out and bring the respective teammate in. This is a very powerful tool to force a character to enter the ring and stop them from regaining health. Opponents who enter this way are also susceptible to incoming mixups since they are forced to jump into the stage in a set amount of time, similar to a hard knockdown from Meteor Attacks.

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===Throws===

===Throws===

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Just like Dragon Rush, throws such as Cell's Psycho Crash, Android 18's Back Grab, Trunks' Heat Dome Attack and Android 16's Dynamite Driver follow the same restrictions in regards to when they can and cannot connect.

==Super Dash==

==Super Dash==

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;Approach Tool

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:Super Dash automatically deflects small Ki blasts like most characters' 5S, as well as some specials like Piccolo's Homing Energy Blast and Beerus's Cataclysmic Orbs.

Press M+H to perform a Vanish. Vanish costs 1 [[DBFZ/Gauges#Ki Gauge|Ki Gauge]] and instantly teleports you behind the opponent and hits them. Vanish can only be performed once before needing to land to perform it again.

Vanish mainly serves three purposes: as a combo extender, and as a punish tool, and as an escape tool.

Vanish mainly serves three purposes: as a combo extender, and as a punish tool, and as an escape tool.

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*Frame advantage listed is when opponent blocks Vanish on the ground

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;Escape Tool

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==Sparking!==

==Sparking!==

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*Ki gain increases by 100%

*Ki gain increases by 100%

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*Point character blue health regenerates at a very fast rate

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*All normals become jump cancelable on hit/block

*All normals become jump cancelable on hit/block

*All air normals become air dash cancelable on hit/block

*All air normals become air dash cancelable on hit/block

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Sparking! lasts longer the fewer teammates you have remaining on your team:

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===Sparking Blast===

===Sparking Blast===

[[File:DBFZ_SparkingBlast.png|thumb|Invincible startup, used to escape opponent pressure or extend combos]]

[[File:DBFZ_SparkingBlast.png|thumb|Invincible startup, used to escape opponent pressure or extend combos]]

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However you use Sparking Blast, you will enter Sparking! afterwards and have all the benefits listed.

Dragon Ball FighterZ has an autocombo system similar to the one found in Persona 4: Arena. By holding 4 during a Super Combo, you can prevent yourself from continuing the Super Combo. In the case of the L Super Combo, performing 5L > 4L will result in 5L > 5L on the ground and j.L > j.L in the air.

L Super Combo

By repeatedly pressing 5L, your character will automatically perform a full sequence of attacks.

5L > 5L > 5L consists of 5L followed by two unique normals (5LL and 5LLL) that function like a medium and heavy normal, respectively. 5LLL causes a launching Smash! on hit (or a wall bounce Smash! in the case of Yamcha, Hit and regular Goku). 5LL and 5LLL will come out even on whiff. Pressing 5L again after 5LLL on hit will automatically perform a Super Dash.

j.L > j.L > j.L will result in a basic j.L > j.M > j.H air combo, but the second j.L will automatically reposition you up and/or forward if necessary to make it easier to connect with the full Super Combo. This is unlike performing j.L > j.M manually, and is useful for repositioning yourself mid-combo. There are instances where a manual j.M may be preferred, so keep this in mind.

If you successfully land the last hit of the grounded Super Combo and continue into the automatic Super Dash and the aerial Super Combo, the final j.L will cause Dynamic! property on hit instead of the usual Smash! property, granting you a Dragon Ball. More information on this is described in the Dragon Balls section.

M Super Combo

5M has its own Super Combo by repeatedly pressing 5M, resulting in the following sequence:

5M > 2M > Special Move > Super Attack

Specials performed through 5MMM will sometimes have different properties than their manual counterpart. Usually this will take the form of a wall bounce in the corner, but this is not always the case. Piccolo's 6S > L Demon Elbow and Broly's Eraser Blow > Eraser Cannon combo during the M Super Combo, but not as standard. Specials that already cause wall bounce will have increased wall bounce.

Note: There are some minor exceptions to the standard M Super Combo sequence. Piccolo's M Super Combo performs an additional 6S after 2M to facilitate the L Demon Elbow, and Hit's M Super Combo does 5H instead of 2M, as his 5M does not combo into his 2M.

H Super Combo

5H and 2H will both automatically cancel into Super Dash by pressing 5H again.

Like other Arc System Works titles, Dragon Ball FighterZ has a system for canceling normal attacks to each other. The standard progression is L > M > H > S for both standing, crouching and airborne normals, and you can freely cancel between standing and crouching normals with some exceptions.

General rules include:

5L can be performed twice per Z Combo, at which point you can no longer perform 2L

2L can be performed twice per Z Combo, at which point you can no longer perform 5L

6M cannot be canceled into any other normals

2H cannot cancel into S normals

Grounded S normals, if attacks, can cancel into grounded H normals

j.L can be performed twice per Z Combo

j.M can cancel into j.L once per Z Combo

There are some exceptions to the above throughout the cast, but these are still good general rules to take into account when starting out.

While every character has different normals with different ranges, damage, speed, etc, many have similar properties to help players have a base set of tools to work with when picking up new characters.

Overhead 6M

6M is an overhead for all characters, but does not normally lead to any combo. To combo off 6M, players need to either meaty or use it in conjunction with assists or with Sparking!

Sweep 2M

2M is a low hitting attack that knocks down. The floaty nature of the knockdown makes it easy to combo into an air hit 5M, 5H or 2H.

Wall Bounce 5H

Everyone has a wall bounce in 5H (except Cooler, who carries the opponent to the wall and then performs a ground bounce, and Jiren, whose 5H is a command throw). If you haven't used an attack with Smash! property yet, you can cancel 5H into Super Dash and extend your combo.

Anti-Air 2H

Everyone has an anti-air attack in 2H. This attack has invulnerability to airborne strikes. If you haven't used an attack with Smash! property yet, you can cancel 2H into Super Dash and extend your combo.

Air Knockdown j.H

Most characters' j.H will knock the opponent to the ground, giving you time to position yourself to attack the opponent as they recover with okizeme. If you've used an attack with launching Smash! property, j.Hs that knockdown will also Smash! and cause a ground slide.

Air Combo Extender j.2H

Most characters's j.2H will launch the opponent into the air. If you haven't used an attack with Smash! property yet and assuming you haven't used a Super Dash before jumping, you can cancel j.2H into Super Dash and extend your combo. Most characters can also combo off their j.2H if they still have their double jump.

Press L+M to perform a Dragon Rush. Dragon Rush is a short-range unblockable attack that has some restrictions in place:

Can only connect once per combo, like most command grabs.

Ground Dragon Rush cannot hit airborne opponents outside of hitstun or opponents who are in jump startup. For example, if you perform a a ground recovery and hold up, you will be completely invulnerable to ground Dragon Rush throughout.

Air Dragon Rush cannot hit grounded opponents.

Neither Dragon Rush can hit an opponent in blockstun+X frames after blockstun.

Regardless of version, pressing A1/A2 will cancel Dragon Rush and change the last hit to 1000 damage. It's best doing this as late as possible for maximum damage.

If the opponent has teammates, doing this will force the point character out and bring the respective teammate in. This is a very powerful tool to force a character to enter the ring and stop them from regaining health. Opponents who enter this way are also susceptible to incoming mixups since they are forced to jump into the stage in a set amount of time, similar to a hard knockdown from Meteor Attacks.

If the opponent has no teammates left, this will cause them to float up with significant untechable time, enabling follow-up combos in the corner. Note that it won't kill without followups, and will always leave the opponent at 1 HP.

Just like Dragon Rush, throws such as Cell's Psycho Crash, Android 18's Back Grab, Trunks' Heat Dome Attack and Android 16's Dynamite Driver follow the same restrictions in regards to when they can and cannot connect.

Super Dash, Z Change, Guard Cancel, and the automatic Super Dash at the end of a Dragon Rush all have the same properties and the same damage. Although they do have differences in frame data.

Super Dash will not kill and always leaves the opponent at 1 HP. It's important to follow up with any move after you land a Super Dash.

Approach Tool

Super Dash automatically deflects small Ki blasts like most characters' 5S, as well as some specials like Piccolo's Homing Energy Blast and Beerus's Cataclysmic Orbs.

Combo Extender

After successfully connecting with an attack with Smash! property, pursue with Super Dash for a follow-up combo. Super Dash will also combo off certain attacks with large amounts of untechable time, such as Super Saiyan Goku's 2S, Teen Gohan's j.2S and Krillin's j.2S.

Press A1 or A2 to summon one of your teammates to do an attack. Each character has a preset attack as their Z Assist and each one has a cooldown timer.

When calling a Z Assist, there is a small amount of time where they are vulnerable before they start performing a move (2F). This is true even for invincible assist attacks like Teen Gohan's Super Dragon Flight - the attacks has a bit of additional vulnerable startup even though the attack normally is invincible on startup.

You can call Z Assist in the middle of your own attacks, making them useful for continuing offense or extending combos.

You can not call Z Assist when:

Getting hit

Blocking, including pre-block animation

During ground/air recovery

During Vanish

During capture states with fully cinematic cameras

When the Z Assist is on cooldown/lockout

During your Super Attacks - Ultimate Z Change will be performed instead

When a special move has L/M/H variants, the H version costs 1 Ki Gauge and is typically a better version of the special. They usually allow for extended combos or offer other unique utility that the other versions of this special do not have. For example, the H version of Vegeta's Super Dash Kick launches the opponent high into the air, allowing for follow-ups afterwards. As for utility, the H version of Tien's Volleyball Fist is a command throw, unlike the L and M versions, which are strikes.

Press A1/A2 in the middle of your own Super Attack to cancel into your teammate's Super Attacks. This is similar to the Delayed Hyper Combo mechanic found in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Press A1 to cancel into your first teammate's preset Super Attack and A2 to cancel into your second teammate's preset Super Attack. Similarly, you can also press +A1 to cancel into your first teammate's preset Meteor Attack and +A2 to cancel into your second teammate's preset Meteor Attack.

Typically, a character's preset Super Attacks are their +L+M Super Attack and their +L+M Meteor Attack. A noted exception to this rule is Vegeta (SSGSS), who performs Galick Gun (+H+S) as his preset Super Attack instead.

It is also possible to cancel into your teammate's Super Attack without performing one of your own! Cancel a successful hit into +A1/A2 or +A1/A2 to bring a teammate in to perform their preset Super Attack and Meteor Attack, respectively.

Thus Ultimate Z Change is used for two purposes: either to tack on extra damage in a combo or to safely tag in a character since supers are generally safer than manually tagging out at neutral.

Vanish can be canceled into from most attacks, and when used in the middle of combo, will cause a severe wall bounce that bounces from anywhere on the screen, giving you time to land another attack. This wall bounce works once per combo regardless of any moves with Smash! property previously connecting, but comboing off a Z Assist, Z Change, Guard Cancel Change or an opponent already in a wall bounce directly into Vanish will not grant a wall bounce. Also, Vanish must be canceled into from a connecting hit in order to wall bounce, as canceling a whiffed attack will not produce a wall bounce even if it hits before Vanish does. An exception to this is during repeated ki blasts. You will get the wall bounce even on a ki blast that has yet to hit so long as least one of the ki blasts connected beforehand, as they are all considered part of the same move.

Punish Tool

When used from a neutral state, the opponent will be blown away, allowing you to punish slow attacks, though not for a lot of damage.

However during Sparking!, hold the buttons to teleport behind the opponent without attacking! You can then follow-up with your own combo and punish them big time!

Escape Tool

Since Vanish teleports you behind the opponent, this will allow you to escape certain mixups the opponent attempts to perform on you. The downside is that there needs to be a gap in the opponent's blockstring big enough to execute a Vanish and some setups account for this option.